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> trying to live the lifestyle of young professionals in the 1980s I've been interested in the subject for while, but do you know of any recommended reading ma
by non-entity 7y ago
> trying to live the lifestyle of young professionals in the 1980s
I've been interested in the subject for while, but do you know of any recommended reading material about what being a YP in the 80s was like (socially, career wise, etc) and the economics of how it was possible?
- aidenn0 7y agoI do not have any recommended reading. I had relatives that came of age in the late 70s and early 80s, so this was personal experience. http://www.paulgraham.com/re.html http://www.paulgraham.com/re.html suggests that young professionals being paid more was new around this time. I don't know if this is true or not. If it is true, then this would suggest that there was a sudden increase in disposable income among young professionals. Professionals were already a small fraction of workers, and social change is usually uneven, so it seems likely that in addition not all professional jobs experienced this shift at the same time. If you suddenly give a small fraction of the population more money then they are likely to live it up because there aren't enough of them to drive the costs up in lock-step.